999 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 11 



QUESTION What size is best or usual for exhibition coops ? 

 ANSWER 28 inches deep, 30 inches high and any length 

 desired; 18 inches will answer for single birds of medium size. 



QUESTION When introducing new blood into a flock is it bet- 

 ter to do it through a male than a female ? 



ANSWER Using a male is much quicker and is usually best, 

 but in a long established line-bred flock it is better to use a female. 



QUESTION In breeding for fancy purposes is it advisable to 

 put birds in the breeding pen that score less than 90 points ? 



ANSWER No, unless some of the defects are the result of ac- 

 cidents or are such that may be overcome. 



QUESTION Is there any way to remove white from the ear 

 lobes of Plymouth Rocks? 



ANSWER No, except by burning with acids, in which case the 

 lobes are scarred and badly disfigured. 



QUESTION What are the disqualifying weights of Langshans ? 



ANSWER Cocks not weighing nine pounds, hens not weighing 

 six pounds, cockerels not weighing seven pounds and pullets not 

 weighing five pounds. 



QUESTION What are the color disqualifications of Black Lang- 

 shans ? 



ANSWER Yellow skin or bottom of the feet yellow in any part. 

 One-half inch of white in any part of the plumage except the foot 

 and toe feathering. 



QUESTION What are the disqualifying weights of Buff 

 Cochins ? 



ANSWER Cocks not weighing nine pounds, hens not weighing 

 seven pounds, cockerels not weighing seven pounds and pullets not 

 weighing five pounds. 



QUESTION How much do judges cut for extra points or lack 

 of points on the comb? 



ANSWER One-half point each. 



QUESTION If a fowl has lost an eye what will the defect be 

 cut in the show room ? 

 ANSWER One point, 



